1209 (MCCIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1209th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 209th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 13th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1200s decade. As of the start of 1209, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1170s 1180s 1190s – 1200s – 1210s 1220s 1230s |
| Years: | 1206 1207 1208 – 1209 – 1210 1211 1212 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1209 MCCIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1962 |
| Armenian calendar | 658 ԹՎ ՈԾԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5959 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1130–1131 |
| Bengali calendar | 616 |
| Berber calendar | 2159 |
| English Regnal year | 10 Joh. 1 – 11 Joh. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1753 |
| Burmese calendar | 571 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6717–6718 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 3905 or 3845 — to — 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 3906 or 3846 |
| Coptic calendar | 925–926 |
| Discordian calendar | 2375 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1201–1202 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4969–4970 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1265–1266 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1130–1131 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4309–4310 |
| Holocene calendar | 11209 |
| Igbo calendar | 209–210 |
| Iranian calendar | 587–588 |
| Islamic calendar | 605–606 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōgen (Kamakura period) 3 (承元３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1117–1118 |
| Julian calendar | 1209 MCCIX |
| Korean calendar | 3542 |
| Minguo calendar | 703 before ROC 民前703年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −259 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1751–1752 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 1335 or 954 or 182 — to — 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 1336 or 955 or 183 |
Events
- Albigensian Crusade against Cathars (1209-1218)
- the Franciscans are founded
- Cambridge University founded.
- London Bridge completed
- In August, Simon De Monfort, leader of Albigensian Crusade, takes over Carcassonne
- Genghis Khan conquers Turkestan
Births
Deaths
- November 12 – Phillipe de Plessis, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born 1165)
- Walter Map, Welsh writer (born 1137)
- Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Persian theologian and philosopher (born 1149)
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